Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-10-14
One of the Prisoners Positively
Identified BY a Resident Of
The Town.
Crowds Of Reporters ON the Ground
The Preliminary Hearing
10 be held today.
Especial to the Kennebec Journal.


DEXTER, Oct. l3.
The report that Stain and Cromwell, the
parties arrested in Franklin, and Walpsle,
Mass ,on.the charge of being implicated in the
Dexter bank robbesy and the death of Treas
urer Barron in 1878, caused considerable ex-
citement from those who remembered the
facts of this mysterious affair.
In order to arrive at a correct knowledge
of the facts Keunebec Journal reporter
boarded the train and made the trip to Dex-
ter. He found the prisoners in charge of
Deputy Sheriff Mitchell and a representative
of the New York World. They were by no
means the desperate looking characters he
expected to find. Stain is a middle aged
man, about five feet, ten inches il height and
of somewhat stalky build. He is dark COM
plexioned, has black hair, a stubby black
moustache, and sharp eye. He is appar-
anty man of iron physique and consider
able bulldog determination. His companion
Cromwell is not as intelligent looking
man. He appears much older, has dark
hair and is about five feet, nine inches in
height crowd of reporters representing
nearly dozen different papers were on the
train and had evidently pumped the prisoners
all they were able to during the trip, but with
out adding much to their note books in the
way of news. After changing cars at New
port the Journal reporter was, by the request
of the keeper, placed in the same seat with
Cromwell and entered into conversation with
him.
"What have you to say regarding this
story of young Stain" was asked.
"Nothing, except that it is false from be-
ginning to end"
"He seems to tell pretty straight story"
81 don't believe he ever got the story up
himself. He hasn't brains enough. You
may be sure that there is someone else be-
hind him who knows more than he does and
| who is putting out considerable money"
| "Whst connection have you ever had with
| Stain?"
81 am his son-in-lsw /; l married his daugh-
ter. the sister of young Stain, in 1871. He
and live in the same town, about mile and
half apart"
"Do you think he may have been con-
cerned in this matter?"
mo, do not. think it would have been
impossible for him to have been absent from
| town and not know it,"
"Have you ever been in Dexter before2"
"No, never was. / was in Bangor 32
years ago. This is the only time was ever
in the State"
"How do you explain this action of young
Stain if there is nothing in his story?"
81 tp1r tha -bnla Il.
Another thing don't like is the publicity
with which everything has been done. 1t
would have been very easy matter for them
to have arrested US quietly and taken US here
| Then those parties whom they say are able
| to identify us could have been brought for
ward and if they recognized us all we'll and
good we should have had the benefit of un.
prejudiced treatment. But how Is it? The
whole thing is heralded about and the public
excited against US, and when we arrive these
people will be ready to come forward and say
'Oh, yes, that's him; that's the very man.
| 1t would be the same with most any men in
our position, but it doesn't give US a fair
show"
The keeper having returned to take charge
| of the prisoner. the Journal man secured a
seat with Sheriff Mitchell and Stain.
"What have you to say regarding this con-
fessioh of your son?" he asked.
The prisoner smiled and replied pleasant.
ly, 81 have nothing to say at present. When
l secure counsel l shall give you all the sat-
isfaction you want You must excuse me,
but prefer not to talk now."
A number of people were awaiting the train
at Dexter, and crowded about the prisoners
eager to catch glimpse of them. There
was not, however, the turnout that the scribe
had expected to find. Indeed, the news of
the arrest did not reach the town until about
| noon, and then the account was so meagre
that many were inclined to believe it was